“ Ken Peplowski is arguably the greatest living swing clarinettist “ Russell Davies BBC2 August 2013“ Julian Marc Stringle is the finest clarinettist to emerge in British Jazz in decades !” Sir John Dankworth

In the swing era the ‘Kings of the Clarinet’ Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Jimmy Dorsey, & Woody Herman were huge pop stars. They all inspired the legendary Buddy de Franco to achieve stardom on the instrument..

Even Glenn Miller created his original big–band sound by using master clarinettist Peanuts Hucko to lead his Sax section .